Something wild's happening in Britain's cybercrime scene. Kids—yeah, actual seven-year-olds—are now getting flagged by the national cybercrime intervention programme. Not teenagers. Seven.

Meanwhile, companies are bleeding millions from sophisticated hacks. The scale? We're talking multimillion-pound breaches that are forcing entire security frameworks to rethink their approach.

This raises uncomfortable questions: Are we facing a generation growing up with hacking skills before they hit puberty? Or is early detection finally catching what's been happening underground for years?

The intersection of youth involvement and massive corporate losses suggests the threat landscape has evolved way faster than most security teams anticipated.